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Gill and Tony have provided a well equipped, very comfortable holiday home in a lovely peaceful part of the Loire area. We felt instantly at home and nothing was too much trouble for Gill. She provided lots of information as needed, and fresh eggs from her hens. The cottage is really well placed for visiting towns and chateaus in the area and provides a welcome space to return .after a busy day, so good to enjoy a glass of wine in the courtyard, listen to the birds and enjoy the countryside. There is a good supermarket and boulangerie in the village, all in all a perfect holiday rental.

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Liked best:Location and friendly atmosphere

Liked least:The weather!

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We've really enjoyed our stay at this lovely gite. Everything we could have needed was supplied and it was spotlessly clean and well presented. The owners Gillian and Tony were great hosts - friendly and unobtrusive but available if we needed anything, and they left a generous and well thought out welcome pack including a beautiful bowl of fresh fruit and a lovely local wine, plus bread, milk and homemade marmalade.

The bedrooms were very spacious with comfortable beds and sofas to relax on. Downstairs is a kitchen/lounge/dining area spacious enough for all of us to be together without getting under each other's feet, and a decent sized shower room.

There was lots of space for our two boys (9 and 3) to run around outside, and they loved having the animals around - especially Roly, who was always ready and willing to have his tummy tickled! (Though Gillian was at pains to ensure we were comfortable with the animals as they could keep them out of our way if we had preferred this).

Location-wise it was a fifteen minute bike ride to the boulangerie in the village (get there early for the pastries!), and an extra two to the well stocked supermarket. Saumur is a half an hour drive, and there is a decent selection of eateries and things to do there. We enjoyed kayaking (from the island in the middle of the Loire at Saumur, where there is also a little man-made 'beach' - great for the little ones too young for the kayaking); cycling along the 'Loire à Vèlo' route; visiting the castle (though in our opinion Montsoreau and Brèzè chateaux had more to see - especially Brèzè with it's underground labyrinths, and the Musée des Blindes had an impressively large collection of tanks, including a small collection for the kids to climb into - good for a wet afternoon.

Traveling group:Young Children

Your age range35-49

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Lovely clean gite with super comfy beds (we had 3 weeks in France and the beds here were so comfy- we slept really well), british tv and Wi-fi ( bonus to for the kids). Lovely clean shower room and the kitchen was well equipped. On arrival there was a wonderful welcome pack with bread, fruit, juice, milk & a local Wine. Gite was easy to find, just outside the local town which had supermarket, etc. Gill and Tony were great hosts. Gill showed the children the horses and the chickens and my daughter adored the dog Roly and cat Felix. Nothing was too much trouble for Gill - my daughter became ill and needed a doctor. Gill rang and got us an appointment and explained how it worked over there to us. Saumur was about 20 min drive away and was a lovely town. We explored the area and chateau's.

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Gillian made us very welcome when we arrived with a free bottle of local wine, the accommodation was great very large bedrooms and comfortable beds . It had a great shower and a spaces bathroom .It was our first trip with our seven month old English Cocker Spaniel "COCO" and with the entrance gate closed he was free to wander around making our stay even more enjoyable .He soon made friends with Gillian's two dogs Boots and Rolo who where very friendly towards him .If you are looking for an ideal place to go on holiday with a dog then you could not beat this with great country walks and being able to relax in the spacious garden which included a BBQ .The house is situated about twenty kilometres from Saumur and we found travelling around and is accessible to all Châteaux's and more importantly Vine yards .Without question we all had a great stay and would recommend straying at this holiday let WITH OR WITHOUT a dog .Thanks Gillian for all your help and making our stay one to remember we will be going there again

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Liked best:Easy to find anything great shower and very comfortable

Liked least:Nothing

Traveling group:Friends

Your age range50-64

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Gill and Tony made us very welcome - as did the pets. The welcome pack was much appreciated. The kitchen is well equipped though there is no washing machine. The house is 2 km from the nearest village and 3 km from the supermarket. The downstairs room doubles as kitchen, dining room and lounge which might appear a bit crowded for more than two. However the two bedrooms upstairs are large and both have settees so there is room to 'spread' or retreat if necessary. There is TV and DVD player and there is satellite reception for a wide selection of TV and radio programmes. The only negative point really is the location of the combined shower room and WC on the ground floor through the kitchen - a long trek for night time wanderers!

We enjoyed walking in the countryside and there was ample inspiration for sketching and painting. We gathered a bagful of chestnuts which tasted really good.

The large selection of information leaflets proved helpful.

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Liked best:The whole location, the TV provision and the bedrooms

Liked least:Location of the shower room/WC and poor lighting on the stairs

Traveling group:Spouse/Partner

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